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Fort Tilden in Queens, New York
At the farthest reaches of Queens, lies a small strip of overgrown land jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. Running parallel to Coney Island and Brighton Beach, it is home to the ruins of what was...
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Carrière d'Aubigny in Taingy, France
Through the use of dramatic lighting, florid masonry, and the oddly geometric scars of active quarrying, the Carrière d'Aubigny has been turned into an artful cathedral to the history of stonework....
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David Grohl Alley in Warren, Ohio
Only the second alley in the world to be named after a rock artist (after Oklahoma's Flaming Lips Alley), Ohio's David Grohl Alley celebrates the career of the acclaimed drummer with a collection of...
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Russian Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg , Russia
Reopened in 2008 in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg, the Russian Vodka Museum explores the creation, packaging, ritual, and culture of the country's favorite drink. From the earliest...
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Pegleg Smith Monument in Borrego Springs, California
Thomas "Pegleg" Smith was a notorious Wild West fur trapper, gold prospector, horse thief, and slaver whose legacy is best remembered for the supposed gold jackpot that he claimed to have found and...
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The Witches Garden in Mitta Mitta, Australia
Journey though the green hills and cold, clear streams of the Mitta Valley long enough, and you'll come across a tranquil haven with a misleadingly sinister name.The sprawling landscape known as the...
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Spirit of the Woods Museum in Williamsburg, Michigan
Since 1928, the Guntzviller family has been practicing and perfecting the art of taxidermy and after moving their shop to Michigan they have established the Spirit of the Woods Museum, an extensive...
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Humphreys Peak in Coconino National Forest, Arizona
Travelers might not expect a snow-covered mountain in Arizona, but Humphreys Peak at 12,637 feet in the San Francisco Peaks stands above the entire state as an incongruously frosty beacon.The San...
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Lincoln Highway Monument in Laramie, Wyoming
To mark the highest elevation along the cross-country thoroughfare known as the Lincoln Highway, the Wyoming Parks Commission, well, commissioned the building of a titanic bust of Honest Abe himself...
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Roman Walls of Lugo in Lugo, Spain
Built sometime around the 3rd century, the ring of towers and walls which now surround the city of Lugo were originally constructed to protect a Roman city from barbarians, and they continue to contain...
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Christ of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs Road, Arkansas
Like many of the giant stylized Jesus figures across the globe, the Christ of the Ozarks has developed its own reputation, however for this statue, which was built by one of the sculptors of Mt....
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Viscardigasse in Munich, Germany
Following 1923's abortive Beer Hall Putsch, and the subsequent rise of the Nazi party, the Feldherrnhalle became a monument for Hitler's movement, with pedestrians expected to salute when passing by,...
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Dee Wright Observatory in Blue River, Oregon
Looking more like a primitive lava rock castle than a scenic lookout, the Dee Wright Observatory offers lovely views of the surrounding peaks through a structure that seems to naturally rise up from...
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Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan, Colorado
Fantastical sandstone hoodoos, and other weird geological formations made of sand and colorful clay, brought ancient Native Americans to this spot as far back as 9,000 years ago to collect clay for...
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Musee Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Medecine in Rouen, France
Located in a former hospital that was also the birthplace of famed author Gustave Flaubert, the Musée Flaubert et d'Histoire de la Medecine seems to have very little to do with the writer behind Madame...
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The King's Cross Ice Well in London, United Kingdom
In Victorian Britain, fresh ice was a rare commodity. It was used largely for the refrigeration of meat and dairy products, as well as in place of anaesthetic for many surgical procedures. Ice also...
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Bleu Horses in Ennis, United States
Grazing a ridge overlooking a rural stretch of Highway 287 in south-west Montana, the herd of metal equines known as the Bleu Horses can be easily mistaken as the real thing despite many of them being...
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Piatt Castles in West Liberty, Ohio
Located just three-quarters of a mile from one another, the castles known collectively as the Piatt Castles were built by a pair of French Huguenot descended brothers who wanted to bring some baronial...
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Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History in Richfield Springs, New York
Originally opened in 1934, the Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History is a classic roadside dinosaur park that features misshapen creatures and a mineral-filled gift shop, but it sets itself...
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Prometheus Tree Stump in Baker, Nevada
Sitting among a small copse of pine trees on Nevada's Wheeler Peak are the remains of a tree once known as "Prometheus" which, while it lived was though to be almost 5,000 years old, but thanks to the...
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